Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-29
ALittle Talk with the Noon.


1t i singular why people who are
usually kind and sensible should be-
come angry at honest differences OF
opinion when under mutual discussion.
Emerson once said that he never al
owed himself to enter into controver-
u with anybody" But Emerson, I'M
Ike ordinary people, could rest serene
" on this intention, having an outlet
, Z his ideas in his books. behind which
could fire his unorthodox bullets.
ting an orthodox. unretaliating world
it seldom came in personal contact
b him.
And if all persons made up their
, Ids never to argue. society would
ne to a standstill.
ID meeting with violent opposition
tself. always wish to think Of the
ION. or rather one particular CONVEX
. lion it once held with me, though |
I sure To forgot it when excited and
IIery, which is sorrow and moriifica-
in afterward. since it took so much
~
in this way. / never knew much about
the laws of astronomy, grayitation, and
attraction, but gazing idly at an unusu-
ally luminous moon, one summer even
ing, it suddenly flashed double flood
Of light through my consciousness and
in most sociablc. confidential but un-
expected way said: ..Tou see / am
held here in space, in spite Of myself.
by opposite forces pulling both ways at
once
rs that the reason you don't fall
DOWN." / exclaimed. in delighted as
constituent. Il have often wondered
why you didn't, especially in the arms
Of your faithful lover. the sea-
Yes reflected the moon, sthe sea
possesses mysterious attraction for me.
and yet there are higher powers that
draw me away and keep me safely
balanced between them all, where, un-
less some of them give way, which is inn
probable. I am likely to remain hero
for some time to come to make your
funny little world as pleasant as ]
possibly can.
This was quite long speech for tho
moon, and after fully recovering from
its effects timidly ventured. II long
to see your other side. know you
have another one, because l have seen
just the very beginning of it through
a big telescope in Washington.
"Iruc, and have often noticed tina
telescope and many others pointed Al
me-" she proudly laughed. mischiev-
ously adding: 'srhey don't know IN,
yet | have another side and"-bnt, Al
if recalled to q sense of her dignity an,
mystery she drew fieecy veil of sill
very cloud over her brilliant, knocking
face and shut out all further reyela,
tons.
But she had given me needful lessor
for which l was truly grateful. After
wards | went to somebody who knew.
and he said it was really so; that the
moon had not told me falsely of the
sublime way in which she holds heI
place in the heavens. 1t is the same
way with human beings. Their DIFF
ferent opinions are the worlds grea
spiritual forces, pulling in extreme ant
opposite directions to keep it movin,
safely balanced and free from tn,
stagnation that would end it if every
body thought alike. This is not say
ing that people cannot change thell
opinions. As that is constantly hap
penng in as many different directions
it keeps the balance even in the spira
circles of progressive thought evolu
ton. And as the moon repeats ever
time she sheds her light upon this part
ly enlightened little planet, what i
the use of getting angry at the wis
and natural law that keeps us wher,
we all belongp Hartford Times.